VP Mike Pence stays on the high road in Pete Buttigieg response: 'He knows better'

Vice President Mike Pence broke his silence on the recent criticisms of his faith and stance on LGBTQ issues by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg during an interview on CNBC that aired Thursday morning.

Buttigieg has used Pence as a high-profile example of a Christian whose biblical view on sexuality and marriage is damaging to the LGBTQ community. Pence, who does not hide from his views on the issue, brushed off the attacks as insincere political posturing.

"Well, look, I worked very closely with Mayor Pete when I was governor of the state of Indiana," Pence said. "We had a great working relationship. And he said some things that are critical of my Christian faith and about me personally, and he knows better. He knows me.

"But I get," Pence continued. "You know, it's — look, they got 19 people running for president on that side, in a party that is sliding off to the left, and they're all competing with one another for how much more liberal they are than the other. So, I get that."

Pence also pointed out that, despite his view that marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman, he did was he was required to do as governor in implementing gay marriage when the Supreme Court struck down all gay marriage bans in 2015.

"And when I was governor of Indiana, we fully implemented that decision in the law," Pence said when interviewer Joe Kernen asked him if he accepted the Supreme Court's decision as law. "But, Joe, I have my Christian values. My family and I have a view of marriage that's informed by our faith. And we stand by that. But that doesn't mean that we're critical of anyone else who has a different point of view."

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